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Another Sports Organizer Wants Public Dollars In Las Vegas: Formula One Asks Clark County For $40 Million Toward $80 Million Las Vegas Grand Grand Prix Infrastructure Work

June 6, 2023June 6, 2023 Alan Snel Jim Gibson, Justin Jones, Marilyn Kirkpatrick, Michael Naft

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer Now it’s Formula One’s turn to belly up to the public trough and

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Public Debate In Government Halls Will Begin On Athletics’ Request For $500 Million In Ballpark Incentives In Las Vegas

April 30, 2023April 30, 2023 Alan Snel Jeremy Aguero, Joe Lombardo, Michael Naft

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel/LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer On Saturday night, the Las Vegas Aviators drew 3,000 more fans at their ballpark

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Raiders Answer Squeaky Wheel With More Bicycle Racks At Allegiant Stadium

April 20, 2023April 21, 2023 Alan Snel Justin Jones, Michael Naft, MJ Maynard, Sandra Douglass Morgan

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer All great things start small. If Las Vegas will be a good place

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Oakland Athletics President Hopes MLB Can Approve A’s Move To Las Vegas In The Fall: ‘We’re Turning Our Full Attention To Las Vegas’

April 20, 2023April 20, 2023 Alan Snel Dave Kaval, Joe Lombardo, Michael Naft, Rob Manfred

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer Oakland Athletics President Dave Kaval told LVSportsBiz.com he hopes to apply to Major

LVCVA chief Steve Hill Photo credit: LVSportsBiz.com

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How Much Is Clark County Paying For Las Vegas Grand Prix Road Resurfacing? County Still Doesn’t Know; Las Vegas Tourism Board Also Approves $7 Million Grand Prix Ticket Deal

March 14, 2023March 14, 2023 Alan Snel Jim Gibson, Kevin Bagger, Michael Naft, Steve Hill

(Publisher’s Note: Security at the Las Vegas Convention Center initially refused to allow LVSportsBiz.com to attend a public LVCVA board

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And Another One: Las Vegas Lands Men’s College Basketball Final Four For Allegiant Stadium In 2028

November 22, 2022November 22, 2022 Alan Snel Brooks Downing, Chris Reynolds, Erick Harper, Jeremy Aguero, Michael Naft, Mike Newcomb, Rob Dondero, Sandra Douglass Morgan, Steve Hill

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer With Allegiant Stadium serving as both the Las Vegas Raiders home and an

NFL NFL Draft

Red Carpet Construction Scenes At Bellagio Fountains Thursday Morning For NFL Draft On Strip April 28-30

April 14, 2022April 14, 2022 Alan Snel Michael Naft

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Construction of the red carpet stage in the Bellagio Fountains for the NFL Draft event

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Getting To NFL Draft In Las Vegas: RTC Express Bus, Monorail, Ride Share; Make Sure You Plan Ahead To Reach Center Of Strip

April 12, 2022April 12, 2022 Alan Snel Michael Naft

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Get ready. In a little more than two weeks, 300,000-600,000 NFL fans are expected to

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LVCVA Board Approves Another $525,000 For NFL Draft Slated For April 28-30 On Strip

April 12, 2022April 12, 2022 Alan Snel Michael Naft

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Another $525,000 in public dollars have been approved Tuesday to be spent on the NFL

Gov. Steve Sisolak in the middle with light blue shirt

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Gov. Sisolak Has Not Designated Public Money For Oakland Athletics Ballpark But That Does Not Mean He’s Blocking Athletics From Moving To Las Vegas

April 10, 2022April 11, 2022 Alan Snel Carolyn Goodman, Libby Schaaf, Michael Naft, Steve Sisolak

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Good grief, reading the zany public comments about Oakland and Las Vegas and a proposed

July 5, 2021

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Our coverage of the Athletics stadium project in Las Vegas.

A’s owner John Fisher in Las Vegas

New A’s team president Marc Badain

LVCVA spends $8.25 million on A’s sponsorship

Big League Sports With Small Town Politics

Man of Many Hats

Athletics’ long, strange journey for new ballpark

Athletics consultant Jeremy Aguero is eye of Las Vegas’ sports hurricane

How Deal Was Made For A’s Ballpark On Strip

Bally’s Corp, Gaming & Leisure Properties team up with A’s for ballpark on Strip

Bally’s Corp Chairman Wants Hotel Open When A’s Stadium Is Ready In 2028

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